Hidden Control Waistband Garment

ABSTRACT

A lower body garment with shaping benefits is provided. The lower body garment may comprise an outer garment and a control panel inside the outer garment, such that the control panel is not visible from the outside of the outer garment. The control panel may have a rectangular shape and line a full circumference of an interior waist of the outer garment. Further, the control panel may be anchored to the outer garment at a top edge seam of the outer garment. In certain aspects, the lower body garment may be a legging, pant or skirt.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.14/575,481, filed Dec. 18, 2014, which claims priority to U.S.Provisional Application No. 61/923,322, filed Jan. 3, 2014, entitled“HIDDEN CONTROL WAISTBAND GARMENT,” the content of each of which isincorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of garments, and moreparticularly, to lower body garments that provide shaping benefits.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Garments have been providing wearers functional and aesthetic utilitiesthroughout human history. In recent years, shaping underwear (such ascorsets, bras, and girdles) has gained popularity among women because ithelps a wearer to achieve a more fashionable figure. In many cases,however, the wearer must also wear a fashionable outer garment, not onlyto conceal the shaping underwear, but also to fully take advantage ofthe underwear's shaping properties. There is a need in the art for agarment that combines the outward appearance of a conventional garmentwith the shaping benefits of traditional shaping underwear.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure is best understood with reference to the claims,the entire specification, and the drawings submitted herewith, whichdescribe the embodiments according to the present disclosure in greaterdetail. The summary is merely intended to convey aspects of illustrativeembodiments.

The present disclosure describes embodiments of a lower body garmentthat provides shaping benefits. An exemplary garment according to thepresent disclosure may comprise an outer garment, and a control panelinside the outer garment and anchored to the outer garment at a top edgeseam of the outer garment. The outer garment may be high-waisted so thatthe top edge seam may be at a wearer's natural waist.

In certain aspects, the exemplary garment may be a legging or pant, andthe control panel may have a horizontal rectangular shape that lines theouter garment at both front and back. In some embodiments, the bottom ofthe control panel may be floating. Further, in some other embodiments,the control panel may be anchored along one or more vertical seams suchas side seams (e.g., inside, outside), rise seams (e.g., front, back),etc. The outer garment may be made of a fabric that conceals the controlpanel. In at least one embodiment, the control panel may comprise twolayers of fabric and cover the full circumference of an interior waistof the outer garment. In one embodiment, the two layers of fabric of thecontrol panel may be bound together at the bottom edge of the fabric,but not sewn or glued to the outer garment itself

In other aspects, the exemplary garment may be a skirt with the outergarment being an outer skirt and the control panel may be part of aninterior lining of the skirt. The interior lining may extend from thetop edge seam of the outer garment to the outer skirt hem or to justabove the outer skirt hem, and may comprise a first and second area. Thecontrol panel may be the first area of the interior lining. In someother embodiments, the control panel may be anchored along one or morevertical seams such as side seams (e.g., inside, outside), center backseams, or any design seams (e.g., vertical stylish seams). The outerskirt may be made of a fabric that conceals the control panel. In atleast one embodiment, the control panel may comprise two layers offabric and cover the full circumference of an interior waist of theouter skirt. In one embodiment, the two layers of fabric of the controlpanel may be bound together at the bottom edge of the fabric and thesecond area of the interior lining may be a single layer of liningfabric attached to the bottom edge of the control panel. The second areaof the interior lining may provide light control to the thigh and butt,and extends to the hem of the outer garment or to just above the hem ofthe outer garment.

In yet other aspects, an exemplary garment according to the presentdisclosure may comprise an outer garment, and a first and secondinterior areas to provide control. The outer garment may be a legging orpant, and may have a top edge seam and lower waist seam. In someembodiments, the outer garment may be high-waisted so that the top edgeseam may be at a wearer's natural waist. The first interior area mayhave a horizontal rectangular shape that lines the outer garment betweenthe top edge seam and lower waist seam, and may cover the fullcircumference of an interior waist of the outer garment. Moreover, thefirst interior area may comprise one or two layers of lining fabric. Inat least one embodiment, the first interior area may be anchored to theouter garment at the top edge seam. In some embodiments, the bottom ofthe first interior area may be floating. However, in some otherembodiments, the bottom of the first interior area may be anchored tothe outer garment at the lower waist seam. The outer garment may be madeof a fabric that conceals the first and second interior areas. In oneembodiment, the first interior area may comprise two layers of fabric.In another embodiment, the two layers of fabric of the control panel maybe bound together at the bottom edge of the fabric. The second interiorarea may be a lining that begins at the lower waist seam and extendsdown around the hip, thigh and butt area. In some other embodiments, thesecond interior area may be attached either by sewing into the seams ofthe garment or by bonding or gluing to the interior face of the outergarment fabric, or by a combination of these attaching methods.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the accompanying drawings that form a part of the specification andare to be read in conjunction therewith, the present invention isillustrated by way of example and not limitation, with like referencenumerals referring to like elements, wherein:

FIGS. 1A and 1B show the front and back of an exemplary garmentaccording to the present disclosure.

FIG. 1C shows the inside of an exemplary garment according to thepresent disclosure.

FIGS. 2A-2D show the outside and inside front and back views of anexemplary garment according to the present disclosure.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the outside and inside front of another exemplarygarment according to the present disclosure.

FIGS. 3C and 3D show the outside and inside side of another exemplarygarment according to the present disclosure.

FIGS. 3E and 3F show the outside and inside back of another exemplarygarment according to the present disclosure.

FIGS. 4A-4E show different views of another exemplary garment accordingto the present disclosure.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the outside and inside front of another exemplarygarment according to the present disclosure.

FIGS. 5C and 5D show the outside and inside back of another exemplarygarment according to the present disclosure.

FIGS. 6A-6B show different views of another exemplary garment accordingto the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are setforth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of thedisclosure. In other instances, well-known constructions of garmentshave not been shown in detail, as they are understood by those of skillin the art. It is intended that no part of this specification beconstrued to effect a disavowal of any part of the full scope of thedisclosure.

The present disclosure describes garments that provide shaping benefits.In one exemplary embodiment according to the present disclosure, asshown on FIGS. 1A and 1B, a lower body garment 100 may comprise sideseams, such as the outside seams 102 and inside seams 104, and centerfront seam 108 and center back seam 110. At the top, the lower bodygarment 100 may comprise a top edge seam 106. At the bottom, the lowerbody garment 100 may comprise an optional hem 114. Inside, shown as thedashed line, the lower body garment 100 may comprise a control panel112, which may also be referred to as a waistband. In at least someembodiments, the lower body garment 100 may comprise an outer garment101 made of a fabric that conceals the control panel 112 such that thecontrol panel 112 is not visible from the outside. For example, theouter garment 101 may be made of ponte and the control panel 112 may bemade of any lining fabric.

FIG. 1C shows the top portion of the inside of the lower body garment100. As shown in FIG. 1C, the control panel 112 may have a horizontalrectangular shape that lines the outer garment 101 at both front andback. That is, the control panel 112 may cover the full circumference ofan interior waist of the outer garment 101. In some embodiments, thecontrol panel 112 may be anchored to the outer garment 101 at the topedge seam 106 of the outer garment 101. The anchoring may be done by,for example, stitching or glue. In one non-limiting example, theanchoring may be done by ⅛ inch double needle stitch.

Moreover, in addition to anchoring at the top, the control panel 112 maybe optionally anchored along one or more vertical seams such as sideseams (e.g., outside seam 102), rise seams (e.g., front rise seam 108and/or the back rise seam 110), or the like. The dotted line 118 may bestitched to the front rise seam 108 (FIG. 1C shows the front inside) orback rise seam 110 (FIG. 1C shows the back inside). The side anchoringmay be done by stitching (e.g., chain stitch) or glue. In someembodiments, the side anchoring may cover the full width of the controlpanel 112, that is, from the top edge to the bottom edge of the controlpanel 112. In some other embodiments, the side anchoring may cover onlya partial length of the full width. For example, if the control panel112 is 5 inches from top to bottom, the side anchoring may be 5 inchesof stitching, or the stitching may just cover the top 3 or 4 inches. Itshould be noted 5 inches is just an exemplary number, and the controlpanel 112 may have a width that is reasonable to cover, at leastpartially, the midsection of a wearer. For example, depending on thesize and height of an intended wearer of the lower body garment 100, thecontrol panel 112 may have different widths.

In some embodiments, the bottom edge 116 of the control panel 116 may befloating, that is, not anchored to the outer garment 101, and thereforenot observable from the exterior of the garment. For example, thecontrol panel 112 may comprise two layers of lining fabric and thebottom of the two layers may be bound by stitching or glue, but may notbe anchored to the outer garment 101. The bonding may be done bystitching (e.g., Merrow or purl stitches) or glue. In one embodiment,the two layers of fabric of the control panel 112 may be tricot andthese two layers may be bound together at the bottom edge by 1/16 inchMerrow edge stitch.

FIG. 2A shows an outside front view of a top portion of an exemplarylower body garment 100 according to the present disclosure. In thisparticular embodiment, in addition to the front center rise seam 108,the lower body garment 100 may comprise two vertical design seams 120.It should be noted that the vertical design seams may be optionalaccording to the style of the lower body garment 100, and thus, may notbe present in all embodiments of the lower body garment 100. Because thetop edge seam 106 in the front is lower than in the back, the top of thecontrol panel 112 may also be visible from the front. Moreover, in thisdesign, the side seams may be invisible from the front.

FIG. 2B shows an outside back view of a top portion of an exemplarylower body garment 100 according to the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 2B, the top edge seam 106, side seams 102, and center back riseseam 110 may be visible from the back.

FIG. 2C shows an inside front view and FIG. 2D shows an inside back viewof the top portion of an exemplary lower body garment 100 as shown inFIG. 2A. Because the top edge seam 106 in the front is lower than in theback, the top of the back center rise seam 110 may be visible from thefront. As shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D, the control panel 112 may cover thefull circumference of an interior waist of the outer garment 101. Insome embodiments, the control panel 112 may be anchored to the top edgeseam 106 by stitching 126. Moreover, in some embodiments, the controlpanel 112 may be anchored to the side seams 102, rise seams 108 and 110,and vertical design seams 120 by, for example, stitches 124, 118 and122, respectively.

It should be noted that this additional anchoring may be selective andoptional. Some embodiments may have anchoring to some selected verticalseams (e.g., only side seams or only rise seams), some embodiments mayhave anchoring to all vertical seams, and some embodiments may have noadditional anchoring. Also, for those embodiments that may haveadditional anchoring, some embodiments may have stitching or glue forthe full width, and some embodiments may have stitching or glue only forpart of the full width (e.g., the top 3 or 4 inches for a 5 incheswidth).

In one particular embodiment as shown in FIGS. 2A-2D, the control panel112 may be made of two layers of tricot and bound at the bottom by thestitches 128. The bottom edge of the control panel 112 may be floating.That is, although the two layers of fabric of the control panel 112 maybe stitched together, they are not stitched to anything else, and aretherefore not seen from the outside of the garment.

Although FIGS. 1A and 1B show the lower body garment 100 in the shape ofa pant or legging, the lower body garment 100 may be a skirt in someembodiments, which may have all the vertical seams as shown in FIGS.2A-2D, or may have some but not all vertical seams as shown in FIGS.2A-2D.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the outside front and inside front, respectively,of another exemplary lower body garment 300 according to the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the exemplary lower bodygarment 300 may be a skirt, and may comprise an outer garment 301 and aninterior lining comprising a first area 302 and a second area 304. Thefirst area 302 may be a control panel that covers the full circumferenceof an interior waist of the outer garment 301. The second area mayextend from the bottom edge of the first area to the hem of the outergarment 301, or just above the hem of the outer garment 301. In someembodiments, the first area 302 may comprise two layers of liningfabric, such as tricot, and the second area 304 may comprise one layerof lining fabric, such as tricot. In any event, the outer garment 301may conceal the first area 302 and second area 304 such that the firstand second areas 302 and 304 are not visible from the outside.

In some embodiments, the first area 302 may be a horizontal rectangularshape that lines the outer garment 301 at both front and back and may bereferred to as a waistband. As shown in FIG. 3B, the first area 302 maybe anchored to the top edge seam 306 by stitching 308 and connected tosecond area by stitching 310. The stitches 308 may be replaced by gluein some embodiments. In one non-limiting example, the stitches 308 maybe ⅛ inch double needle stitch. The stitches 310 may be a horizontalseam that connects interior lining only and is not stitched to the outergarment 301, and is therefore not observable from the exterior of thegarment. The stitching 310 may also be replaced by glue in someembodiments. In one non-limiting example, the stitches 310 may be tripleneedle cover stitch.

The second area 304 may comprise a lining hem 312 at its bottom. In someembodiments, the hem of the outer garment 301 may be a blind hem whichis virtually invisible from the outside. As shown in FIG. 3B, the lininghem 312 may block the view of the hem of the outer garment 301 if thesecond area extends below the hem of the outer garment. For example, ifthe outer garment has a 1.5 inch hem, and the second area is around 1inch shorter than the outer garment 301, the hem of the outer garmentmay be covered by the bottom of the second area 304 in the inside frontview. In one non-limiting example, the lining hem 312 may be a ⅝ inchhem.

FIGS. 3C and 3D show the outside side portion and inside side portionrespectively of the exemplary lower body garment 300 according to thepresent disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3C, the exemplary lower bodygarment 300 may comprise a side seam 314. The first area 302 of theinterior lining may be anchored to the side seam 314 by the stitching316, which is shown in dashed lines on FIG. 3C because it may beinvisible from an outside view of the side portion. In one non-limitingexample, the stitches 316 may be chain stitch. It should be noted thatin some embodiments, the stitching 316 may be replaced by glue.

As shown in FIG. 3D, the first area 302 and second area 304 of theinterior lining may be connected at the seam 310. In some embodiments,the second area 304 may be anchored to the outer garment 301 by at aseam 318. The anchoring of the second area 304 may be optional, and maybe performed using stitching or glue if it is implemented.

FIGS. 3E and 3F show the outside back and inside back portionsrespectively of the exemplary lower body garment 300 according to thepresent disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3E, the exemplary lower bodygarment 300 may comprise a center back rise seam 320 and a back split322. As shown in FIG. 3F, in this particular embodiment, the first area302 of the exemplary lower body garment 300 may float over the centerback rise seam 320. That is, the first area 302 of the interior liningis not anchored to the seam 320. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3F, in thisparticular embodiment, the second area 304 of the exemplary lower bodygarment 300 may be stitched into seams 324 at the center back, and at avent 326 underneath split 322 of the outer garment 301.

In some embodiments, the seams 324 of the second area 304 may beanchored by stitching to the center back rise seam 320 and/or to thevent seams of the outer garment 301. This form of anchoring is optional.Moreover, in some other embodiments, the first area 302 may be anchoredto the center back seam 320 by stitching or glue.

FIGS. 4A-4E show different views of an example of the lower body garment300 according to the present disclosure. FIG. 4A may be an outside frontview of the exemplary lower body garment 300, which may be a skirt andmay comprise the outer garment 301. The outer garment 301 may be made ofa fabric suitable for outer garments, such as, for example, ponte. FIG.4B shows an outside back view of the exemplary lower body garment 300,which in the back, may comprise a center back rise seam 320 and split332. The length of the split 332 may depend on the length of the outergarment 301. In one non-limiting example, the split 332 may be a 6.5inch split.

FIG. 4C may be an inside front view of an example of the lower bodygarment 300, and

FIG. 4D may be an enlarged partial view of a top portion of the insidefront of the example. As shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the first area 302and the second area 304 of the interior lining may be bound by a seam310. Moreover, the first area 302 may be anchored to the top edge seam306 of the outer garment 301 and the second area 304 may be shorter(e.g., by about 1 inch) than the bottom of the outer garment 301. Inaddition, in some embodiments, the first area 302 may be two layers oflining fabric and the second area 304 may be one layer of lining fabric.

FIG. 4E may be an inside back view of the example of the lower bodygarment 300. The inside back view may illustrate the vent 326 of theouter garment 301 and seams 324 of the second area 304 at center backand at the vent 326. The seam 324 may be anchored to the center riseseam 320 of the outer garment 301 in some embodiments, and may befloating in some other embodiments. Moreover, the seam 324 may beanchored to seams of the vent 326 in some embodiments, and may befloating in some other embodiments.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the outside front and inside front portions,respectively, of another exemplary lower body garment 500 according tothe present disclosure, and FIGS. 5C and 5D show the outside back andinside back portions, respectively, of the exemplary lower body garment500. As shown in FIGS. 5A-5D, the exemplary lower body garment 500 maycomprise an outer garment 501. The outer garment 501 may comprise a topedge seam 502 and a lower waist seam 504. The lower waist seam 504 maydivide the outer garment 501 into an upper portion 506 and a lowerportion 508. The upper portion 506 may be cover the waist of a wearer,and the lower portion 508 may cover at least upper portions of legs of awearer. The outer garment 501 may have a front center rise seam 510 anda back center rise seam 516 extending from the lower waist seam 504 tothe crotch. In some embodiments, the outer garment 501 may be a leggingor pant. Moreover, in some embodiments, the outer garment 501 may behigh-waisted, so that the top edge seam 502 may be at a wearer's naturalwaist.

As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5D, the exemplary lower body garment 500 maycomprise a first interior area 512 and a second interior area 514 insidethe outer garment 501, to provide shaping control. The first interiorarea 512 may have a horizontal rectangular shape that lines the outergarment 501 between the top edge seam 502 and lower waist seam 504, andsuch first interior area 512 may cover the full circumference of theinterior waist of the outer garment 501. The first interior area 512 maybe referred to as a control panel. In at least one embodiment, the firstinterior area 512 may be anchored to the outer garment 501 at the topedge seam 502 by stitching 514. In some embodiments, the bottom of thefirst interior area may be floating, that is, the bottom edge of thefirst interior area 512 may have a seam 516, but the seam 516 is notattached to the lower waist seam 504 of the outer garment 501 or anypart of the outer garment 501, and is therefore not visible from theoutside of the garment. In some other embodiments, the bottom of thefirst interior area may be anchored to the outer garment 501 at thelower waist seam 504.

The first interior area 512 may comprise one or more layers of liningfabric. In one non-limiting example, the first interior area 512 maycomprise two layers of lining fabric, such as, for example, tricot. Insuch an example, the two layers of fabric of the first interior area 512may be bound together at the bottom edge of the fabric (e.g., by theseam 516).

The second interior area 514 may be a lining that begins at the lowerwaist seam 504 and extends down around the hip, thigh and buttock area.In some embodiments, the second interior area 514 may be attached eitherby sewing it into the seams of the outer garment 501 (e.g., the riseseams and/or side seams (not shown)), or by bonding or gluing it to theinterior face of the outer garment fabric, or by a combination of theseattaching methods. In any event, in some embodiments, the outer garment501 may be made of a fabric that conceals the first and second interiorareas such that the first and second interior areas are not visible fromthe outside.

FIG. 6A shows an inside front view of the left side, and FIG. 6B showsan inside back view of the right side of an example of the exemplarylower body garment 500. As indicated in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the firstinterior area 512 of the interior lining may be sewn between the topedge seam 502 and lower waist seam 504. Moreover, the second interiorarea 514 may be the bonded between the side seam 518 and inseam 520.

In the front, the second interior area 514 may be curved to cross thethigh area, and attached to the inseam 520 at one distal end andattached to both the outside seam 518 and lower waist seam 504 atanother distal end. As shown in FIG. 6A, the front portion of the secondinterior area 514 may be shaped more narrowly in the middle portioncrossing the thigh area than at the two distal ends. In the backportion, the second interior area 514 may be curved under a lowerportion of the buttock area. At one distal end, the second interior area514 may be attached mainly to the inseam 520 and to a lesser extent therise seam 516. At another distal end, the second interior area 514 maybe attached mainly to the outside seam 518 and to a lesser extent thelower waist seam 504. As shown in FIG. 6B, the back portion of thesecond interior area 514 may be shaped in substantially the same widthfrom one distal end to the other distal end. However, in someembodiments, the distal end attached to the outer seam 518 may beslightly wider than the other distal end attached to the inseam 520.

It should be noted that although FIG. 6A only shows the bonded area onthe left side portion and FIG. 6B only shows the bonded area on theright side portion, this is for illustration of the shape of the bondedarea. The bonded area may be mirrored on the other side as indicated onthe FIGS. 6A and 6B by the phrase “SAME BOTH SIDES.”

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, the outergarment fabric and the lining layer fabric may be any suitable fabrics.Ponte for the outer garment and tricot for the lining layer areexemplary and may be replaced with any other suitable fabrics.

What has been described and illustrated herein is a preferred embodimentof the invention along with some of its variations. The terms,descriptions and figures used herein are set forth by way ofillustration only and are not meant as limitations. Those skilled in theart will recognize that many variations are possible within the spiritand scope of the invention, which is intended to be defined by thefollowing claims, in which all terms are meant in their broadestreasonable sense unless otherwise indicated therein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A lower body garment that provides shapingbenefits, comprising: an outer garment; and a control panel having arectangular shape; wherein the control panel lines a full circumferenceof an interior waist of the outer garment, the control panel is anchoredto the outer garment at a top edge seam of the outer garment, and thecontrol panel is not visible from the outside of the outer garment. 2.The lower body garment of claim 1, wherein the control panel is furtheranchored to the outer garment along one or more vertical seams.
 3. Thelower body garment of claim 2, wherein the one or more vertical seamsinclude at least one of a front rise seam, a back rise seam, and a sideseam.
 4. The lower body garment of claim 3, wherein the control panel isanchored to the outer garment on only a partial length of a full widthof the control panel.
 5. The lower body garment of claim 1, wherein thecontrol panel is made of a double layer fabric, and a bottom edge of thedouble layer fabric is bound together.
 6. The lower body garment ofclaim 1, wherein the bottom edge of the control panel is floating. 7.The lower body garment of claim 1, wherein the outer garment is made ofponte.
 8. The lower body garment of claim 1, wherein the outer garmentis a legging or pant.
 9. The lower body garment of claim 8, furthercomprising: a lower waist seam on the outer garment that is locatedlower than the top edge seam; and a second interior lining that beginsat the bottom edge of the control panel and extends around at least someof the hip, thigh and butt area of a wearer.
 10. The lower body garmentof claim 9, wherein the second interior lining is anchored to the lowerwaist seam.
 11. The lower body garment of claim 9, wherein the controlpanel is a double layer fabric and a bottom edge of the double layerfabric is bound together, and wherein the second interior lining is asingle layer fabric anchored to the bottom edge of the double layerfabric.
 12. The lower body garment of claim 1, wherein the outer garmentis a skirt.
 13. The lower body garment of claim 12, further comprising asecond interior lining that is anchored to a bottom edge of the controlpanel and that is not visible from the outside of the outer garment. 14.The lower body garment of claim 13, wherein the control panel is adouble layer fabric, the bottom edge of the double layer fabric is boundtogether, and the second interior lining is a single layer fabric.
 15. Askirt that provides shaping benefits, comprising: an outer skirt; acontrol panel having a rectangular shape, wherein the control panellines a full circumference of an interior waist of the outer skirt, thecontrol panel is anchored to the outer skirt at a top edge seam of theouter skirt, and the control panel is not visible from the outside ofthe outer skirt; and a second interior lining that is anchored to abottom edge of the control panel and that is not visible from theoutside of the outer skirt.
 16. The skirt of claim 15, wherein thecontrol panel is a double layer fabric, the bottom edge of the doublelayer fabric is bound together, and the second interior lining is asingle layer fabric anchored to the bottom edge of the double layerfabric.
 17. The skirt of claim 15, wherein the control panel is furtheranchored to the outer skirt along one or more vertical seams.
 18. Alower body garment that provides shaping benefits, comprising: an outergarment having a top edge seam and a lower waist seam that is locatedlower than the top edge seam; a control panel having a rectangularshape, wherein the control panel lines a full circumference of the outergarment between the top edge seam and lower waist seam, the controlpanel is anchored to the outer garment at the top edge seam, and thecontrol panel is not visible from the outside of the outer garment; anda second interior lining that is anchored to the lower waist seam, thatextends around at least some of the hip, thigh and butt area of awearer, and that is not visible from the outside of the outer garment.19. The lower body garment of claim 18, wherein the control panel is adouble layer fabric and a bottom edge of the double layer fabric isbound together, and the second interior lining is a single layer fabric.20. The lower body garment of claim 18, wherein the outer garment is alegging or pant, and wherein the second interior lining forms a bandacross the thigh area with the band anchored at the seams of the outergarment at both ends of the band, and further forms a band curved undera lower portion of the butt area.